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Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)

Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North), in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a live City traffic camera and a multi-use trail at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
10,659
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 30, 2009
390 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
244
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
25 with an injury · 187 property damage · #393 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,330 vehicles, 1.15× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 27 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 24 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 7.9× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 125%, from 75 in 2016–2020 to 169 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Lake Shore Blvd E & Cherry St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 9326 · Lake Shore Blvd E & Cherry St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North), published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 9326 · Lake Shore Blvd E & Cherry St
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Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508503 nearest 338 m
TTC bus
114202121657275 nearest 124 m
Blue Night
304365
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Lower Don River Trl installed 2004; Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Cherry St / Lake Shore Blvd E 139 m · 15 docks · 31 stations, 663 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (11)
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 365 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 460 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 742 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 821 m
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 1 km
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 5 more
Parks (35)
  • Biidaasige Park526 m
  • Diamond Jubilee Promenade582 m
  • Parliament Square Park672 m
  • Aitken Place Park712 m
  • Corktown Common718 m
  • Lawren Harris Square754 m
  • and 29 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 337 m
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 382 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 418 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 467 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 506 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 786 m
  • Polson PierLandmark · 800 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 115 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is The Keating Channel, 127 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 115 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Keating Channel · 2 Villiers St127 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
The Keating Channel · 2 Villiers St127 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 5 infractions
Batl · 33 Villiers St, Unit-105223 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Cherry Street Bar-B-Que · 275 Cherry St349 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Cherry Street Bar-B-Que · 275 Cherry St349 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Old Flame Brewing Co. · 43 Tank House Lane355 mPassed, Sep 2025
Cluny · 35 Tank House Lane365 mPassed, May 2026
Pepper Palace · 9 Case Goods Lane367 mPassed, Aug 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Old Fire Hall 30 Community Centre Washroom, 470 m away; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 406 m away at Biidaasige Park.

  • Old Fire Hall 30 Community Centre Washroom · 31 Commissioners St
    hours not listed · accessible
    470 m
  • Old Fire Hall 30 Park Washroom · 31 Commissioners St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    475 m
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 261 Queens Quay East
    View centre hours · accessible
    555 m
Drinking water
Biidaasige Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 406 m; Biidaasige Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 465 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 397 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Distillery District Early Learning Centre (547 m, 85 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 397 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 6
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    547 m
  • Aquabella Child Care · 75 Edgewater Dr
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    659 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    838 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    879 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (0.9 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (724 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 333 · 0.9 km207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 724 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.8 km58 Richmond St E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

14 registered apartment buildings with 2,179 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, ten of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 151 Mill St (379 m, 232 units, 16 storeys, built 2022), which scored 100 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 65 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 48 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 2,179 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score94 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202665 across the 14
Open fire-code violations48
Tallest26 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
151 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc232162022100 · Jul 20258 · 13 fire379 m
131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc23015202299 · Jul 202510 · 15 fire380 m
181 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc310262022100 · Jul 202523 · 14 fire387 m
100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail237112024100 · Nov 20256431 m
75 Cooperage Stsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 20255589 m
20 Palace Stsocial housing · Fred Victor Centre1081096 · Dec 20250641 m
5 Hahn Plsocial housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing324198090 · Sep 20240642 m
33 Hahn Plsocial housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co)1358198084 · Jul 20255 · 4 fire650 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots583 lots · ≈37,810 spaces · 113.4 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈1,670 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 4,691 spaces
EV charging (City)51 Dockside Dr. · 1 km · 5 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
70 Distillery Lane · Garage307 m103 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage503 m25 *
31A Parliament Street · Surface575 m230 *
373 Front Street East · Surface580 m450 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage629 m86 *

Nearest lots: 149 m away, ≈78 spaces; 245 m away, ≈134 spaces; 261 m away, ≈42 spaces; 282 m away, ≈27 spaces (Green P); 300 m away, ≈111 spaces; 337 m away, ≈270 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (1 km, 6 ports); 2 Church St. (1.5 km, 28 ports); 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.9 km, 2 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Nov 30, 2009

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 4,704 eastbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,054. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,623 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,443). Trucks and buses were 13.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,704eastbound · 0 bikes · 14.3% heavy
Total vehicles10,659390 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 13.9% heavy
From the east3,901westbound · 0 bikes · 9.5% heavy
From the south2,054northbound · 0 bikes · 21.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,443 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,623 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 30, 2009

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Lake Shore Blvd E between Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp and Cherry St (319 m away) recorded an average of 60 km/h in its 5-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 68 km/h. That segment carries about 17,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd E · Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp – Cherry St · 319 mSep 2021 · 5 days17,17960 km/h68 km/h73 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2024 was the peak year (43 collisions), and 2025 closed with 31. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 31 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions244#393 of 5,508
With an injury25#649 of 4,660
Property damage only187
Fail to remain31
Involving a pedestrian1#2685 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#264 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality3
Severity not classified29
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014258latest Jun 15, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Mar 24, 2011. The police all-collisions file records 3 fatal collisions here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places them just outside the 65 m radius.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 29, 2021. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 244 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 30, 2009, 1.15× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lake Shore Blvd E between Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp and Cherry St (September 2021), found an average of 60 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 68 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is 70 Distillery Lane (307 m away, 103 spaces). The City's mapping shows 583 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 37,810 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.0 km).

How do I get to Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 338 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 65, 72, 75 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 115 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Keating Channel (127 m), The Keating Channel (127 m), Batl (223 m), Cherry Street Bar-B-Que (349 m) and Cherry Street Bar-B-Que (349 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

The nearest is Old Fire Hall 30 Community Centre Washroom, 31 Commissioners St, 470 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Old Fire Hall 30 Park Washroom (475 m); East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms (555 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 397 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Distillery District Early Learning Centre (547 m, 85 spaces), Aquabella Child Care (659 m, 62 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (838 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,179 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 151 Mill St (379 m, 232 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 131 Mill St (380 m, 230 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 181 Mill St (387 m, 310 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 100 Mill St (431 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 94 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) in?

Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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